League Play-Off

Espacinha
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Tarcisio Barbosa got free with Délio Marquez in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th minute, Danilo dos Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barcada FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Tarcisio Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Délio Marquez having to interfere. If Danilo dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlando Faustino in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rubens Velasco saved Espacinha from getting behind. Danilo dos Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rubens Velasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo dos Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. Tarcisio Barbosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Délio Marquez made a huge save. Rubens Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Faustino in the 29th minute of play forced Espacinha's goalkeeper Rubens Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Tiago dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Délio Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barcada FC's Délio Marquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Barcada FC from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute, Orlando Faustino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barcada FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With his leg Délio Marquez managed to avoid a goal in the 48thth minute, when Espacinha's Tarcisio Barbosa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After the first half Barcada FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orlando Faustino was the one to do the kick off. In the 56thth minute of the game Tarcisio Barbosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barcada FC's Délio Marquez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Barbosa in the 57th minute of play forced Barcada FC's goalkeeper Délio Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubens Velasco having to interfere. Rubens Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Faustino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 69 minutes, Orlando Faustino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barcada FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Faustino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Barbosa in the 71st minute of play forced Barcada FC's goalkeeper Délio Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Claudinei Toledo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barcada FC and the Espacinha players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Barcada FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Claudinei Toledo hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Espacinha's Felipe Ramos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 77 played minutes Barcada FC got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Salgado. Tarcisio Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Délio Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 89 minutes, Gilson Negri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barcada FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilson Negri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Tarcisio Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Espacinha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tarcisio Barbosa couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Barcada FC's Falcão Senna got a free kick in the 95th minute. When Tarcisio Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Espacinha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tarcisio Barbosa couldn't finish the play. Barcada FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.